Referred to: The Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chairman Hewitt and Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Litts, Nolan, Stewart, and Walls)

Chairman of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee, Chris Hewitt, offers the following:

WHEREAS, Section 26 of Local Law Number 8 of 1991, The “Ulster County Mandatory Source Separation And Recycling Law,” created a Recycling Oversight Committee (ROC); and

WHEREAS, Section 26 of Local Law Number 8 of 1991, after subsequent amendments was codified into §304-31 of the Code of the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to §304-31 of the Code of the County of Ulster, the ROC shall consist of one member of the Resource Recovery Agency designated by the Agency Board to serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member and not more than eleven (11) voting members to be appointed by the County Legislature, consisting of an appointee from the following:

(1) Town Supervisor’s Association;

(2) City of Kingston;

(3) Energy and Environment Committee of the Legislature;

(4) Ulster County Environmental Management Council;

(5) Commercial Waste Hauling Industry;

(6) Municipal Recycling Coordinators;

(7) Commercial or Institutional Sector;

(8) Multi Family Dwelling Interest; and

WHEREAS, further pursuant to §304-31, “Additionally the County Legislature shall appoint three (3) at-large community members with interest and concern which may include students but shall not include members that fall into previously mentioned categories;” and

WHEREAS, members of the ROC have been appointed pursuant to Resolution No. 382 of November 20, 2018, Resolution No. 94 of March 19, 2019, Resolution No. 173 of May 21, 2019, and Resolution No. 227 of June 16, 2020, Resolution No. 156 of June 15, 2021, Resolution No. 19 of February 15, 2022, Resolution No. 253 of June 21, 2022, Resolution No. 363 of June 13, 2023, Resolution No. 270 of June 18, 2024, and Resolution No. 423 of August 20, 2024; and

WHEREAS, further pursuant to §304-31, the Recycling Oversight Committee is required to meet at least quarterly, with their last meeting held on January 27, 2025; and

WHEREAS, members’ terms expired on February 14, 2025; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, upon recommendation of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee, the following individuals are hereby appointed to the Ulster County Recycling Oversight Committee for terms effective immediately and expiring as indicated:

Appointee representing the Legislature’s Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee - Manna Jo Greene, term expiring December 31, 2025;

Appointee representing the City of Kingston – Mayor Steve Noble, term expiring July 15, 2028;

Appointee representing the Commercial Waste Hauling Industry – Jonathan Kaplan, Poughkeepsie, term expiring July 15, 2028;

Appointee representing the Municipal Recycling Coordinators – TBD;

Appointee representing the Commercial or Institutional Sector – Sunali Shant Sikand, Wawarsing, term expiring July 15, 2028;

Appointee representing the Multi Family Dwelling Interest – TBD;

Appointees representing Members At-Large – Poppy Cannon-Reese, Greenfield Park, Vincent Joseph Mow, Saugerties, and Claudia Joseph, Tillson, terms expiring July 15, 2028;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, upon recommendation of the Town Supervisor’s Association, the following individual is hereby appointed to the Ulster County Recycling Oversight Committee to fill a term effective immediately and expiring July 15, 2028:

Appointee representing the Town Supervisor’s Association - Erin Enouen, Town of Rochester Supervisor;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, upon recommendation of the Ulster County Environmental Management Council, the following individual is hereby appointed to the Ulster County Recycling Oversight Committee to fill a term effective immediately and expiring July 15, 2028;

Appointee representing the Ulster County Environmental Management Council – Penny Coleman, Rosendale,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:      

Passed Committee: Energy, Environment and Sustainability on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

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